Chapter 456 Scaring people to death is not worth their lives

As the elite force of the German army, the Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment is much stronger than other Wehrmacht forces.

This spirit of desperate resistance, which is even more invincible than Xiaoqiang, was first experienced by Malashenko as early as Yelniya. He does not feel at all that these German troops belonging to the Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment have not surrendered until now. Unexpectedly, Malashenko, who had never thought of being merciful, did not have the word merciful in his dictionary.

"Keep firing and move forward, clearing every ruined bunker! I will kill these Germans until they can no longer hold the gun!"

Originally, he expected to wait for these Soviet tanks to enter the village and take advantage of the complex terrain bunkers to fight. However, Major Muller, who took everything for granted, never expected that he was fighting with a man in charge. The time traveler has followed the evolution of all modern wars in the following decades.

Malashenko, who was well aware that his weakness was the lack of infantry cover, was not in a hurry for success. He understood the German army's intention to turn every house in the village into a fortress for brutal close combat, and had no intention of entering the village directly from the beginning to the end. Malashenko simply issued an order to blast all the wooden houses in the village into a pile of rubble.

Malashenko, who did not follow the routine, completely disrupted the plan that Major Mueller had already made.

Major Muller, who was already at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength and technical equipment, was completely in trouble now. Two of his four company commanders were killed in the battle, and one was sent out to lead the convoy to escape to the rear. Now there was only one left at hand who was almost killed. The flames of the explosion blew away the half-disabled company commander, and Major Muller, who was almost the same as the polished commander, was already at the end of his rope.

To survive or not to perish, this is a question worth thinking about.

The classic truth expounded by the British playwright Shakespeare in Hamlet has become a problem that Major Mill must face now.

From the perspective of a soldier and commander, Major Muller has the power and should order the soldiers under his command to devote everything to Germany's final victory.

But from the perspective of a mortal with a heart of flesh and blood, Major Muller, who was shaken by his thoughts, felt that he really should not issue such an order to send his soldiers to death. It should be noted that they are also the sons of their parents, the husbands of their wives, and their children. father and someone cherished by his loved ones.

The belief that has always been extremely firm since the beginning of the war has never been so shaken now. Feeling deeply hesitant, Major Muller was a little undecided for a moment. Before he could make up his mind, a roaring artillery shell broke through the air and was caught off guard. It shattered the window and hit the log wall of the room.

boom--

In the flying dust, the wall collapsed and the house collapsed in an instant, shaking the frozen earth. Logically speaking, if it was directly hit by an 85mm high-explosive grenade within the room, there would be no chance of survival, but Mu Mu usually treated his subordinates quite well. Major Le was saved at the last moment.

Struggling, he reached out his hand and pushed away half of the log that was pressing on his chest, almost to his neck. He felt his ears ringing and his whole body seemed to be falling apart. Only then did Major Muller notice that he was accompanying The injured company commander who was waiting for dispatch next to him had been blown into two pieces by the explosion. The upper body fragments that protected him with flesh and blood were separated from the lower body by several meters.

Major Mueller, whose clothes and pants were stained with blood and covered with dust, felt that he was in an unprecedented calm state at this moment. He recalled that the injured company commander had not offered to surrender but was shaken and a little scared a few dozen seconds ago. Looking in his eyes, Major Muller knew that the person who died should have been him, and finally decided not to waste this hard-won second life.

"Only when I make up my mind to surrender can I admire the courage of those French people for being so strong."

The sentiments mentioned in his later memoirs many years later are exactly what Major Muller is thinking right now.

Major Muller, who was leading the charge, was the first to step out of the ruins of the wooden house. He raised his hands above his head and lightly grasped the handle of the Ruger pistol in his hand without touching the trigger, indicating that he was not a threat and was ready to surrender.

Fortunately, he was not killed by the Soviet tank soldiers' subconscious fire. Major Muller, who felt that his legs could not stop shaking, walked straight to less than 20 meters in front of the Soviet tanks. After making sure that the Soviet troops in those tanks were After the tank crews could clearly and completely see every detail of their movements, they immediately threw out the Ruger pistols in their hands that symbolized the glorious status of Wehrmacht officers without hesitation.

"We have no threat and have decided to lay down our weapons. Please ask the comrade commander of the Soviet army to ensure the safety of my life and that of my soldiers. This is my only surrender request!"

What is different from Dr. August who was just captured is that Major Muller, who had already predicted that there would be a war between the Soviet Union and Germany before the war started, had done his homework as early as 1940, and learning Russian was only one of the other tasks. One of the compulsory courses set up by himself, but Major Muller never expected that the self-taught Russian language, which was originally intended to come in handy when accepting the Soviet surrender, would actually save his own life in this situation. This is the most absurd and ironic thing in the world. It's probably nothing more than this.

"Damn, this German guy can actually speak our language!"

Compared to Iushkin's surprised look, Malashenko, who was not surprised by the situation, looked like he was in control.

"Lavery, take a few crews out of the car to disarm these Germans. Remember to let other crews keep an eye on their movements."

After a brief period of radio silence, the echo from the other end of the transmitter also sounded unusually relaxed.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Two minutes later, when Malashenko, who had left his car, came to Major Muller with a Somi submachine gun in his hand, the major of the National Defense Forces, who had no will to resist at all, faced Marashchenko dejectedly. Shenke.

"Raise your head. Didn't you call me comrade just now? Mr. Major."

Major Mueller, who wanted to argue that he was just trying to avoid being killed but felt that it was meaningless to say anything at the moment, remained silent for more than ten seconds until Malashenko became impatient with the wait. Look up.

"I have nothing to say, but please keep your promise to ensure the safety of me and the surrendered soldiers under my command."

Amused by Major Mueller's nonsensical words, Malashenko, who wanted to scare the German major, immediately put on a slightly cold expression and asked teasingly.

"When did I promise to ensure your lives? What kind of promise is this? I just accepted your surrender, that's all."

After hearing this, Major Muller was immediately shocked and looked directly at Malashenko in front of him with extremely shocked eyes. The disc-shaped Somi submachine gun drum loaded under the receiver was flashing in the sun. Shining cold light.

"But I didn't say I would kill you all. What are you afraid of?"